Rackmount for Nested 5.5 setup (with +EPT)

jibbajabba

Been browsing through the HCL and eBay on and off and I am tired of this now

Can someone suggest a rackmount server (any type) which I can get away with (32GB minimum) to build a supported vSphere 5.5 nested setup ?

With 5.5 a lot more drivers got removed so it is a lot more of a pain in the backside right now to find the right piece of kit.

Don't even care if its AMD or Intel - just need the damn thing to work

Essendon

Reviving this thread, were you able to find out a server that did EPT (required for 64 bit guest OS's)? After mucking around a while, I found out my DL380 G5 doesnt dp EPT, though I can still install nested 5.5 but no 64 bit guest OS for me on those nested 5.5 hosts. But I can live with that for purposes of labbing.

effekted

What's your price point? A DL360 G6 would likely work and you can get one without much ram or HD's for $300 or so on eBay.

Essendon

I need the RAM, without it the server's just heavy paper-weight. Here in Australia everything is more expensive than in the US, a G6 with 48GB RAM costs over $1400. I will have to manage with the G5 for as long as feasible.

JBrown

Essendon wrote: »

I need the RAM, without it the server's just heavy paper-weight. Here in Australia everything is more expensive than in the US, a G6 with 48GB RAM costs over $1400. I will have to manage with the G5 for as long as feasible.

why wont you order one from Ebay US?
here is one for $970 HP Proliant DL380 G6 Server 2X Quad Core X5560 2 80GHz 72GB RAM 8x 146GB 10K SAS | eBay

Essendon

Yep, thought of that but shipping costs more than the cost of the server! I asked a seller for costs and he said shipping would be $815 for a $700 server

Asif Dasl

Essendon you could try a company called ShipIto. I don't know how much that server weights but you might be able to get the shipping much cheaper than that seller is quoting. There is always a risk the server won't work though.

I use it mainly for for clothes and other stuff that doesn't ship outside the USA or for some eBay items where the seller is obviously making a profit on the shipping. I know they do bulky items as well.

They have a calculator so you can work out what it might cost. Of course you might have import duties as well - but it might be something to look in to for your situation.

Shipito Locations | USA Address & Mail Forwarding – Shipito.com

Shipito Shipping Calculator

jibbajabba

jibbajabba wrote: »

just need the damn thing to work

Personally I don't need that (nested) any more after all. I finally have a decent lab I got cheap. I now got 5x Supermicro 2U hosts with 188GB Ram total and 2xE5520 each and one "SAN" - a 3U Supermicro server with 16 Bays (mixed 147GB and 1TB SAS) - which will be the SAN. And thankfully I am working in a hosting company inside a DC so I got free rackspace ...

*happy*